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Stay alert and stay safe!
The Jobmatic.com Team

Video is the future! Are you ready for it? This article will show you how to create your Video Resume or Profile, upload to YouTube and display it here on Jobmatic.com on your Resume or Profile!
You can create your awesome video resume right on your smartphone or tablet, upload it to YouTube and include it in your resume on Jobmatic.
Points to remember:
Keep your video resume to no more than 60-90 seconds.
Starting with an intriguing question to captivate viewers attention could be a cool approach.
Give a quick introduction of your name and the kind of job you are looking for.
Tell briefly your past experience and how it is relevant to the position you are applying for and any awards or accolades you received, languages you speak, etc (value proposition - the value you bring to the table). Explain why you are a 2X-10X candidate.
Narrate why you are unique and how you stand out.
Express yourself why you are special - your strengths, cheerful demeanor, smile, team play, willingness to help others...
Closing statement - this is your "punchline", your CLINCH - throw it all at them. Sound and look confident - your confidence in yourself should give the viewer the confidence to hire you!
Read this short article for more helpful, related info - What Are Some Salary Negotiation Techniques?
There - you have it. Wasn't that easy??
Create a script of your video resume, rehearse it - IN FRONT OF A MIRROR - until you are confident of rendering it comfortably. Make sure you don't go over 90 seconds. Remember - practicing it in front of a mirror is the key for "rapid" improvisation. If you want, you could record your pitch and listen to it anywhere later and polish it to perfection. Show it to others to review for constructive feedback and candid suggestions.
Edit the video if necessary and upload it to YouTube. You could do all of this right from your smartphone and using its Camera!!
How to display your Video Resume or Profile on Jobmatic?
Go to your video on YouTube, copy the link/URL of the video from the address-bar of the browser or by right-clicking on the video and paste it into the following on your Resume or Company Profile form here on Jobmatic and Save:
Video Resume for Job Seekers
Company Video Profile for Employers
That's it!!
Do you know you can also upload your Photo from Resume or Profile form? Employers can also upload their company logo. The photo, logo and video will display on your resume, job-postings and company profile pages. Here is an awesome, short-n-sweet Video Resume by Emily:
Here is a funny one by David:
10 Video Resume Mistakes (don'ts) from Tom:
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Jobmatic Team

When finding a job becomes a second job, at times it seems it would take forever to land that next job. Well, finding a new job may not be that hard if you have the right job skills and communication skills but you don't want to land a lousy job that does not interest you or coincide with your specialized skill set - such a job would be boring and a disaster. What you want is a challenging and rewarding job with promising growth prospects and job satisfaction that would not prompt you to look for another job anytime soon. If you don't love what you are asked to do at your job, you have essentially landed a wrong job! Unfortunately, this is a bitter truth with many people. But there is hardly any spare time left to learn new things or upgrade your skill set while you are doing a job search full time and especially if you don't have much help or short on resources. When the time comes to search for their next job, job seekers spend more time on updating and polishing their resume than learning and adding new skills to make themselves stand out from the pile.
Updating your resume should be an ongoing process as you advance in your career even if you are employed and not looking for a new assignment. It is much easier to keep updating and refreshing your resume this way incrementally than doing it at the end of the current assignment and beginning of a new job hunt when you should be spending that time in finding a decent job. Times have changed and the world has become smaller compared to what they used to be 20 years ago when finding a job meant typing out that resume on paper, carrying several copies with us and killing trees. Online job boards, user groups, home-pages, E-books, Podcasts, streaming media, blogs, smart phones, tablets, apps, video chat, voice chat, social networking, cloud computing… Oh, my! What's next? There is a new technology that makes a major difference in our lives every year. Browsing through online job boards and applying to posted jobs that interest you do not help you much with your task of finding your next job. Research shows that Job Seekers are over 27% more likely to being found and contacted by employers when they create a profile and post their resume online . Just as you may be "searching" for a job without posting your resume, there are some employers who are "searching" for their perfect candidate without posting their jobs for various reasons - classified information, competition, confidential hiring, project deadlines, current internal employee situations, etc. Well, I guess I've made my point - it takes not only searching for a job actively but also posting your resume online proactively to being found, contacted and landing your dream job. Jobmatic™ Job Board & Career Network offers you awesome features to find jobs, post resume, participate in career networking (Forums, Groups, Blogs, Articles, etc) - you can even create your own Blog or Group, post unlimited entries and build your online presence and personal branding . You can participate in our vibrant Forums - ask questions as a newbie, answer questions as an expert, share your knowledge, wisdom and build your reputation . To be notified of new job postings, you could:
Create Job Alerts
Subscribe to our RSS Feed
Plus us on Google+
Follow us on Twitter
Like us on our Facebook Page
Access our Facebook Application
​We offer all of these features - plus many more to list here - free. If you have a smart device, using these features becomes even easier So, do not wait - just go ahead and POST YOUR RESUME NOW !! You can even create a Video Resume , upload it onto YouTube and place (embed) its link on your Jobmatic Resume to make it interactive and impress the Employers, instantly. Need some hints on how to create a Video Resume? Here are some ideas (you could actually create and upload your video - all from your smartphone, tablet or computer): Here is an awesome, short-n-sweet Video Resume by Emily:
Here is a funny one by David:
10 Video Resume Mistakes (don'ts) from Tom:
More ideas: https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...y=video-resume And do not forget to create your own BLOG or SOCIAL-GROUP . It does not have to be perfect - but it's a start. Just embrace the technology and you'll be glad you did.
Got it?? Now go do it...
-- Jobmatic ™ Work richly!™

I just happened to read an article on Yahoo that said to do something similar on these lines on the first day on a new job:
"Learn everyone’s name. Shake their hand, introduce yourself, let them know that you’re the new (insert position) and that you’re EXCITED to be working with them"
Well, that's the dumbest thing to say on your part - if you ask me. If anything, the "company" and its "people" should be EXCITED to have YOU join them - not the other way around. They hired you because you are the best . They should be excited about you . There is no reason for you to be excited about them. Even if someone asks you, "Are you excited?" - don't be afraid to say politely, "Well, you should be excited about me!". Be smart - not dumb. Diplomatic - not desperate. -- Jobmatic Takeaway : If you are good at something, never give it for free!

Apple is releasing a new fun programming touch tool for iPad with a coding keyboard in their upcoming iOS 10 release - Swift Playgrounds . Swift Playgrounds is a revolutionary new app for iPad that makes learning Swift interactive and fun. Swift Playgrounds requires no coding knowledge, so it’s perfect for students just starting out. It also provides a unique way for seasoned developers to quickly bring ideas to life: ​ Visit Swift Playgrounds Developer page for more info. Jobmatic Jobs

Tablet or SmartPhone? There isn't much you can do on a tiny smart phone anyway due to its size and availability of apps. Tablet-optimized apps are superior, offer far better user-experience and more usable than mobile apps or scaled-up mobile apps. Further, some of the best apps such as Cubasis , Gadget , iMS-20 , Magellan , Procreate , etc. are developed ONLY for the iPad. Also learn why Procreate refused to create an Android version of their tablet app. My technique is to use the latest and the greatest iPad and keep the phone outdated. In other words, I buy a new iPad when I run out of room or when it becomes too slow or when the current iOS/hardware does not support the newer apps made for the newer iOS/hardware - or every 3-4 years. I consider a smart phone is good for just making calls, checking email, weather, calendar, texting, photos, etc - that's all - which is why I have a 128 GB AT&T Cellular iPad Air 2 but still have a 5-year old 32 GB iPhone 4 and don't plan on upgrading it any time soon. Go for a tablet.
If the above is not convincing enough, I'll give you 2 more bigger reasons to go for a tablet (iPad):
Spotify which is the BEST music streaming service is FREE on desktops/laptops and tablets ( on-demand ) - you can play any song at any time. It is free on smartphones as well but it it is shuffle-based which means it plays random songs from the album (not on-demand). Spotify has over 30+ million songs in every language covering every country. Other good streaming services are Google Music All Access, Pandora & iTunes Radio. FREE : Radio Tuna is great as well and iHeartRadio is for terrestrial/land-line radio stations.
DJay 2 app is integrated with Spotify - you don't need a music collection to mix like a Pro-DJ and amuse others.
iOS, Android or Windows tablet? It all boils down to who was the pioneer in the game with more apps. It is analogous to traffic to a website - most websites are alive today because of their traffic due to being the pioneers and most of them would not have been as successful as they are if they were launched now. Apple started the apps, AppStore, smart phones, tablets (well, they improvised the competing products, made them better and more usable). Consequently, the iOS AppStore has more than a million apps and the most tablet-optimized apps giving you that unique tablet-experience as opposed to scaled-up mobile apps you find on Android. Most developers create the iOS version of their apps first before considering porting them to other platforms. Some developers refuse to create Android versions of their apps and some developers quit making apps for Windows saying, "You cannot make money on Windows apps". iOS has the most number of tablet-optimized apps, family-sharing of apps, etc. Android has fewer tablet-optimized apps and fragmentation issues, malware, latency issues from being one-size-fits-all bloat-ware, open-source model and not all users get the latest and greatest due to being at the mercy of several vendors. Well, whatever - I'm not starting a war. You get what you pay for. When you want to accomplish something and you found a perfect app for that, you have found your platform. Go for iOS - if you can. iPad Air or iPad mini? I simply loved the mini when I had one for 2 years - it is a small wonder and always went wherever I went. Before the mini, I had an iPad 2 and it always used to stay home because of its heft. I got the MOST use out of the mini. Mini was PERFECT for everything - email, browsing, watching videos, playing games, reading books, etc - I never had any issues with any of these activities because the apps made for the bigger iPad work the exact, same way on the mini without any changes and they give you the same full tablet-experience unlike the scaled-up mobile apps we find on Android. However, I found that the keyboard on the software musical instruments in the DAW apps I use was a bit tiny for my adult fingers and had issues playing faster without making hiccups. Finally, when I purchased a much lighter iPad Air 2, it was a BLISS - the issues of keyboard size and playing software instruments was gone, gone! I can still carry my new iPad Air everywhere because of it its light weight and also due to its side bezels that were trimmed by Apple making it less wide - all these changes made the difference in size between the full size iPad and the mini negligible. What the heck? Apple even made iPad Air 2 thinner than iPhone 6 !! Honestly, I still like the mini as it fits in my jacket pocket - not so much with the full-size iPad Air. So, here is my suggestion - if you are an adult and wanna play DAW apps, just buy the full-size iPad - preferably the Black one. If not into music or if you are a kid, go for the mini. Mini is such a PERFECT match for kids!! Black iPad or White iPad? Black iPad gives an immersive experience while watching videos, playing games, etc as its black sides/bezels blend with the black background of the app/game. If you are into playing games or watching videos, go for the Black iPad. Black iPad is recommended if you intend to use music/DAW apps as well. A black leather case does not fade or discolor. White iPad blends with the background color of browser, web sites, books and productivity tools such as email, calendar, word processors, spreadsheets, presentations, etc. Having a black border for apps that have a white theme is a bit of a distraction. If you wanna use the iPad just for productivity tools/apps, reading, browsing, etc go for the White iPad. Light-colored leather cases fade or discolor over a period of time. HINT : Get a black face-plated iPad and a white face-plated iPhone (you use iPhone mostly for productivity tools, right - that have white themes?) Cellular or Wi-Fi edition? Cellular edition sets you off by about $130. If you plan on getting a data plan for your iPad, always go for the Cellular edition because it costs just $ 10 a month to add it as a device to your data plan. Remember, it costs $ 30 a month to add a Wi-Fi iPad to a data plan. So the extra cost of $130 pays for itself in about 6 months and after that it is a savings of $20 every month. Cellular edition is a teeny bit heavier (by a few grams) and the battery drains a bit faster when you add a data plan to it (just like an iPhone with a plan). However, iPad Air works with a blazing performance and has such a great battery - it lasts for days on a single charge even with a data plan on it. AT&T, Verizon or other carriers? AT&T hands down - I found their network, coverage, signal strength and reception far superior to outdated technologies/networks other carriers use. With Verizon and other carriers, you enjoy their latest technologies only in some areas and once you are out of those areas, you are back on their outdated, 3G or even inferior networks. Plus, AT&T's customer service is FANATIC!! Storage Since iPad does not come with external storage, more is always better. 16 GB is long-outdated and maybe OK for folks who use it for just productivity tools (remember, White iPad?). You should go for a minimum of 32 GB. If you are a gamer or deal with lots of apps, music files, photos, videos, etc, you should go for the maximum storage. Apple products can be used for at least 5-10 years or more without issues (I still use a 5-year old iPhone without any issues but I have the latest iPad) and they have a good resale value and so, cost should not be your concern. You buy it, you use it, you enjoy it - you get returns out of it! So simple. The last thing you want is run out of room and repent for not having bought more storage. Do not skimp on storage capacity. I found the iPad Air 2 with 2 GB RAM is blazing fast even with the latest, memory-hungry, badly written apps (such as Auria) that use humungous resources. HINT : If you want to buy both iPad and an iPhone, consider buying a White/Rose-Gold iPhone (for productivity apps) and a Black/Space-Gray iPad (for apps, games, video watching, etc). Peripherals If you plan on buying auxiliary items such as microphone, keyboard, etc - buy the ones that connect to your tablet through the power socket and not through headphone jack because the ones that connect through the power socket offer full features, quality and power compared to the ones that connect through headphone jack. Always buy Apple peripherals, kits, etc because 3rd-party stuff does not work properly and renders inferior output. Eg: Camera Connection Kit - buy the Apple brand and you'll have not issues with it. HTH -- Jobmatic

If you’re being interviewed for a full-time position, don’t bring it up in the beginning - keep it for later. However, contract positions do not have this decency and tend to discuss the rate upfront.
Never disclose your figure!! Ask them how much they are looking to pay for the position. Some recruiters are pushy. Say, "I can consider any reasonable offer". If they still push, say "I’m flexible!?" If they keep pushing, ask for a complete Job Description first. Furnish your detailed resume. Then ask:
"By now, you’ve seen my resume. How much do you think I’m worth to the company?" "By now, you’ve seen my resume. You are in a better position to say how much I'm worth to you!"
The key is – be diplomatic (not: desperate) and confident and never reveal your figure first. Your confidence in yourself will give them the confidence that you are the right candidate and that they are making the right decision. Always get them to come up with a figure. Act as though it is not the only job you have in the pipeline. Say you are under some pressure to consider other offers, as well. People always want those who are sought out by others. ALWAYS - bargain with their figure and just don't take whatever is thrown at you - even if they don't budge, that's fine. It' human tendency - we get a buyer's remorse when the other party accepts too easily. We start wondering if we made the right decision, offered too much or got into a sucker's bargain. However, when we negotiate a bit, a recruiter's confidence in the hiring decision gets validated and reinforced. Start learning the Art of Negotiation now - it applies to everything in life - job market, stock market, investing market, dating/marriage market, family, school, etc. The above should help you deal with the situation with grace and tact. -- Jobmatic

Having great communication skills - spoken or written - is one thing. Knowing which mode or tool to use to communicate in which context is a whole different skill that needs to be mastered as well - which will "complement" your communication skills. Unfortunately, many experienced people - even at their workplaces - are clueless as to which tool to use in what context and give the not-so-graceful or effective communication experience to other people involved. On an earlier project, I was asked to differentiate between various modes of communication and when to use which. So, which mode is appropriate for which task? Here are the popular modes of communication and their contextual uses. If you stick to these guidelines, people will understand that you are smart and good at using the right communication tool in the right context: Face-to-face talk (swing by)
Most distracting
Inability to refocus back on task mostly
Obliged to answer immediately
Get instant answers
Answer even if in the middle of something
Likely to derail mind from the current task ("OK, where was I...?")
Phone call
Distracting
Inability to refocus back on task
Obliged to answer or ignore
Get instant answers or leave a voice message
Answer even if in the middle of something
Likely to derail mind from the current task
Text Message / Chat / Instant Messenger
Less distracting
Ability to finish the current task before responding
Ability to refocus back on the current task instantly
Quick, short messages that go back and forth and not ideal for email
Messages that are likely to have brief and readily obtained answers
Not meant for being catalogued or indexed for searches later
Eg: URL, email ID, item ID, password, side conversations during a conference call, to find out if the person is available in his seat, Video-chat, share desktop and files
Organized Meeting / Web-conference
Less distracting than chat/text messages
Can schedule a meeting in future
Can pre-pone/post-pone a meeting
Can cancel a meeting
Can accept a meeting request, tentatively
Can suggest a different date/time
Can decline a meeting request
Can come up with an agenda for the meeting
​Can come prepared for the meeting
Can have a Q&A session at the end of the meeting
Can accept feedback and comments on the meeting
Can organize a follow-up meeting
Can compose and send out the minutes of the meeting
Email
Least distracting of all
Can attend to it much later – maybe a couple of times a day
Can even keep the email client closed for most of the day
Can turn on email notifications with a brief preview bubble in the status bar
Can mark a message as read/unread/flag/color/organize and setup a follow-up reminder/meeting
Ability to refocus back on the current task instantly
Messages that do not need immediate attention
Meant for long messages
Significant information that need to be retained or documented for later
Email messages that serve as a record and reference
Catalogued and indexed for searches later
​ What do you think? Do post your comments... -- Jobmatic - See more at: http://network.jobmatic.com/articles/general/98-communication-skills#sthash.BTOKvqov.dpuf

Today’s world is digital and as such jobs and interviews have changed drastically from the old days of knocking on doors and scheduling job interviews. Some things remain the same, such as dressing nicely, friendly body language, convincing the interviewer through selling your skills that you are the only possibility for this job, a well-crafted resume, and walking into the interview as if you already had the job. In today’s digital world, the resume is submitted online, and emails alert the seeker that an interview is available, but marketing using your stunning resume and selling yourself during an interview remains the reality of job-hunting today. Marketing is the magic word for job searches today. The Internet has put the whole world within the reach of employers, most of whom search for the candidate not most qualified but the candidate who is marketing using your stunning resume and selling yourself during an interview. The seeker will know the keywords and catch phrases necessary to point out his/her suitability for the job and will convincingly alert the job interviewer to his/her need of the seeker’s expertise. The resume will be a work of art, although describing in glowing terms the seeker’s education, experience and mission statement. The job seeker will be well versed in social media. The seeker will understand how to use Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, and will have put him/herself out there for consideration. Many employers will consider those recommended to them by friends, family or peers who Twitter or use LinkedIn or other social media. The seeker conversant with the cutting edge technology used in social media marketing exhibits to an employer the use of it's corollary manifestations to best advantage. The job seeker with a professionally crafted resume will take the time to search the job boards, submit the resume, fill in the applications, and then call seeking an interview. Waiting on an email is fruitless, because human resources personnel go through hundreds of applications per day. The interview will go to those applicants possessed of eye-catching phraseology and fascinating descriptions. Following notification of an interview, the job applicant will be nicely dressed and coifed, arrive on time or a little early for the interview, and walk with the confidence of one who knows what s/he is doing. When the job applicant is one-on-one with an interviewer, body language is very important. A fine line exists between arrogance and confidence, and an interviewer will see it instantly. The job seeker will sit tall and relaxed, smiling often, and speaking in a soft but firm voice. An open, happy expression on the face while a seeker is describing his/her experience and education tells an interviewer that this person is capable, dependable, people-oriented and friendly. Those four things are vital to working around people, since customer service keeps any business in business. Regardless of how smart you are, if you're not a team player, you won't last. There will be silences during an interview, such as when the interviewer checks his notes before asking the next question. How an applicant handles that silence is also important. Fidgeting or coughing is unacceptable, because it shows a lack of confidence. Keep it relaxed and smiling and the applicant will do well. Obtaining a job in today’s digital world is about marketing using your stunning resume and selling yourself during an interview. It is a matter of the applicant’s confidence in his/her knowledge and experience, in addition to using today’s marketing tools like social media. It’s about taking the time to search for a good showcase for the applicant’s talents, then going after that showcase. Personal appearance and attitude go far toward convincing an employer of an applicant’s worth. Getting a client's interview could be hard. If you have an interview, take it seriously and don't blow it off. Everything counts - from even making a trip to the client's location the night before so you know how to get there, how long it takes, etc to keeping coins for the toll if you are going to drive on a toll road or park at a metered parking. And yes, do make a trip to the client's location the night before - this will releieve you from a lot of stress getting there the next day.